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Recognised as Colour

#484F4F

  • #484F4F
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#484F4F is a grey with RGB values 72, 79, 79 and HSL 180°, 5%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#484F4F#484F4F
HEX#484F4F
RGBrgb(72, 79, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3098, 0.3098
RGB percentages28.2%, 31%, 31%
HSLhsl(180, 4.6%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 8.9%, 31%)
CMYK8.9%, 0%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,738,895
CSS custom property--colour: #484F4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#B7B0B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E4E4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D4D4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#46504Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.5Dim grey · ΔE 11.8Gray · ΔE 20.8Slate grey · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1Teal · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.49, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F4848
Analogous#484F4C, #484C4F
Triadic#4F484F, #4F4F48
Split complementary#4F484C, #4F4C48
Tetradic#4C484F, #4F4848, #4C4F48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEB5B5
Lighter +30%#939D9D
Lighter +20%#798484
Lighter +10%#606A6A
Darker −10%#303434
Darker −20%#171A1A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#356262
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R72
G79
B79
Red72 (28.2%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)4.64%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 4F · B 4F

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